Tread portion of an automobile tire

- Bridgestone Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tread portion of an automobile tire;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary front view thereof, showing the details of the tread portion shown between lines 6-6 and 6′-6′ of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a cross-section view, taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6.

Broken lines in the drawing figures are intended to show environmental structure only, and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D432057 October 17, 2000 Himuro
D445730 July 31, 2001 Himuro
D490363 May 25, 2004 Miyasaka et al.
D507519 July 19, 2005 Lo
D512014 November 29, 2005 Ishida et al.
D512958 December 20, 2005 Allison et al.
D522962 June 13, 2006 Ishida et al.
D526955 August 22, 2006 Heinen et al.
D574765 August 12, 2008 Smith
D582840 December 16, 2008 Bombardier et al.
D584220 January 6, 2009 Fujita
Other references
  • Yokohama AVID H4S/V4S Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 58, Row 4, Item 4.
  • Nokian WR All Weather Plus S.U.V. Tire; 2005 Tread Design Guide, p. 88, Row 4, Item 5.
Patent History
Patent number: D645393
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2009
Date of Patent: Sep 20, 2011
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo)
Inventor: Yukihiro Kiwaki (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Attorney: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Application Number: 29/345,404
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Straight Sides (D12/549)